Window awning



J. AUERMILLER.

WINDOW AWNING. APPLHIATION H150 NOV- 29. I920.

Patented June 6, 1922.

HI mM Uhllllififi stares FATE JOHN AUERMILLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW AWNING.

State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Window Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to window awnings that roll upon a roller in the middle of the window.

The object of this invention is the pro vision of a window awning which shall be simple, durable, and eiiicient, and which may be manufactured and sold at comparatively low cost.

Another object is to do away with the rope and pulley troubles experienced with In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of awning when it is rolled up or closed.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of awning when it is unrolled.

Fig. 3 is a plan top view of cleat. V

Fig. i is a side elevation of cleat bridged at the base, with an eye over the bridge.

Pulling rope 1, Figure 1, opens or unrolls the awning, at the same time winding up rope 2, on the galvanized spool 63, on the end of roller 7, one half 1.5, of the awning goes up, the other half 16, goes down or out with the frame 9, which is pivotally secured to the lower face of the window frame by brackets 17 and 18, as shown in Figure 2, rope 1, is fastened to the upper half of the awning in the middle at 8, runs to the top of window through pulley 3, then down through cleat 4.

Pulling rope 2, when the awning is unrolled or open, rolls awning up. Rope 2, is fastened to galvanized spool 6, runs through pulley 5, and through cleat 4.

The canvas or cloth is doubled and wound around roller with folded edge tacked upon the roller, the two free ends of the canvas or cloth being on the outside of the roller Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 29, 1920.

Patented June 6, 1922.

Serial No. 426,971.

when wound, the lower piece is attached to and goes out with the frame, and the upper piece goes to the top of window with rope 1.

The cleat is bridged at the base so as to hold rope 2, as low as possible, for where screens are used in the windows, rope 2, would pass to the inside between the bottom of screen and the window sill, in the middle of sill or in line with cleat, the screen being notched to let the rope pass freely allowing awning to be operated from the inside with out moving screen.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the. way the ropes are arranged.

I am aware that window awnings with spring rollers in the middle of the window, one half of the awning going up, the other half going down or out with the frame are in use, but what I claim as new and an improvement is using a wooden roller and operating it entirely with ropes.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a window awning the combination of a wooden roller 7, rotatably mounted at the middle of the window and with a spool 6, on the end, a frame 9, pivoted to the window frame at a point below said roller, an awning material doubled, the doubled end fastenedto and wound around said roller 7, one-half adapted to go to the top of window, the other half secured at its outer end to said frame to go downward and outward therewith, a pulley 3, on the top of window casing, a cleat 4,.secured to the window sill, said cleat being bridged at the base. with an eye over the bridge, a rope 1, fastened to the top half of awning and passed through said pulley 3, then through said eye, a pulley 5, secured to the window sill at point below said spool 6, a rope 2, fastened to said spool 6, and passed through the pulley 5, then through cleat 4, all arranged as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN AUER-MILLER. 

